Holophrastic

/ˌhɒləˈfræstɪk/

/ˌhoʊləˈfræstɪk/

Translation of "holophrastic" into Russian

Adjective

/ˌhɒləˈfræstɪk/

/ˌhoʊləˈfræstɪk/

holophrastic

more holophrastic Comp.

most holophrastic Super.

The child's holophrastic speech was difficult to interpret.

Голофрастическая речь ребенка была трудна для интерпретации.

Adjective

/ˌhɒləˈfræstɪk/

/ˌhoʊləˈfræstɪk/

Relating to or consisting of a single word that expresses a complex idea or sentence.

The child's holophrastic utterance 'up' conveyed her desire to be picked up.

Pertaining to the stage in early language development in which children use single-word utterances to convey complex meanings.

Researchers observed that during the holophrastic stage, the infant said "milk" to request a bottle.